FAY WYLES: Featured Artist

Over a dozen of the finest international surf films vie for top honors with eager filmmakers and film stars descending upon San Diego Thursday, May 9th to Saturday, May 11th for the much anticipated annual San Diego Surf Film Festival.

Highlights of the San Diego Surf Film Festival 2019 include an Opening Night at the Belly Up Tavern featuring films. live art, silent auction and live music from Chris Cote, The Montalban Quintet and The Voices. An incredible Farm to Table seven-course, organic dinner at Cyclops Farms in Oceanside.

In addition, Featured Artist Fay Wyles assembled a team of incredible artists to create live art at all the major SDSFF events this year in what has become one of the most sought after aspects of the festival.

This will be a heck of a night! Come join us at the Ocean Art Gallery in Solana Beach next Wednesday for the San Diego Surf Film Festival Opening Night — lined up so far are a wood-fired pizza truck, plus beer, wine, and Kombucha sponsors and more! Live paint-offs by some of the best surf artists around, and a special film screening. Click on the link above to buy tickets online.

For the last few years I've been invited to participate along wish a handful of artists who work in ocean/surf related themes to get together on the beach, go for a surf, and make some art right there in the sand afterwards. Open to the public. See us paint, surf and eat donuts on the sand.

'Expression Session': Plein Air painting & surf event

in conjunction with the San Diego Surf Film Festival

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Saturday May 12, 2018

8am-2pm
Carlsbad State Beach (north of Cardiff Reef)

''La Jolla Plein Air Series'

Artist Reception:

Saturday March 4, 2017

6-10pm

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Exhibit: March 4- April 29th

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Join us for an evening celebrating art, great people, and La Jolla's most spectacular scenery- caught on canvas! Myself and many other artists have been busy painting on-location all over La Jolla for the past several months. The 'La Jolla Plein Air Series' is an ongoing plein air exhibit that will continue to grow as we continue painting.

Join us for a fun paint collaboration with kids on Saturday Feb. 25th at the beautiful, historic Casa Romantica in San Clemente... Come enjoy a delicious coffee from Bear Coast Coffee, enjoy the best ocean view in town, grab a paintbrush and let's make beautiful art together, painting pianos!

I am teaching a series of free 'Creative Kids' Workshops at the Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna Beach! Please contact me for more information. The next workshop is coming up on April 16th from 10am - 1pm! I will teach kids the basics of Decoupage (the art of collaging decorative paper onto a surface). Using small Garden Pots as our surface, students will create their own unique decoupage pot, and fill it with soil and a small succulent. Parents are welcome! Space is limited, so enroll your child today for a special creative adventure at the breath-taking Historic Hortense Miller Garden.

'DECK THE WALLS'- New Paintings and Prints:

November 28, 2015

San Clemente, Ca 92672

Celebrating San Clemente's annual 'Puttin on the Glitz' Holiday Event!

Come to downtown San Clemente to join us at Reclamation in celebration, shopping and supporting local businesses! Come shop at Reclamation where you can also indulge in their 'Endless Summer Holiday Sale'!

Surfrider Foundation 'Boards & Art' Benefit

December 3, 2015

at Waterman's Harbor, Dana Point

Join us for an evening of Holiday celebration, live music and a silent auction featuring fine art and surfboards! I am helping to coordinate the fine art auction, and have been succussful in getting many local, renowned artists to participate, including Rick Delanty, Jeff Sewell, Joe Vickers, Fernando Micheli, Robert Waxman just to name a few. I will also have an original oil painting up for auction. Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the worlds oceans and beaches. It's sure to be a dynamic event, so hope to see you there!

SOLO ART SHOW at RECLAMATION, San Clemente: OCTOBER 3, 2015

HOTEL NOMADS- GRAND OPENING: April 21 3pm-9pm

Nomads Restaurant & Bar in San Clemente, Ca will be kicking off the Grand Opening of their new 'Nomads Hotel' with a Celebration/Art Walk on Tuesday April 21, 2015. Come on out and celebrate! I'll be showcasing some of my paintings along with several other local artists and organizations. Surfrider Foundation will also be there to share important information on how you can get involved in important issues affecting our oceans & environment. It's bound to be a fun and exciting day of good food, good causes, good people and good art. (Did I mention a live band?) :) The Hotel will be open to take a tour and even book a reservation! I've already taken a tour~ You WILL be pleasantly surprised!! Find out more about the Nomads Hotel HERE!

DANA POINT SYMPHONY ART EXHIBIT: APRIL 18, 2015

I'm excited to be invited to be the exhibiting artist for the Dana Point Symphony following their performance on April 18! I have been very busy lately painting many new large-scale works that will be exhibited on this special evening. If you live in the area, I would love to see you there! Enjoy a wonderful evening of world-class music, then walk across to Knight Hall to say hello, view some of my never-before-seen paintings, and enjoy some hors d'oeuvres.